SCRS Quick Tip: Oil Injection in AC Recharge

Learn how to properly perform an oil injection and why hybrids and EVs demand special POE oils in less than four minutes.

Learn why oil injection is becoming more essential in today’s R-134a and 1234yf A/C systems. I-CAR's Jason Hauboldt joins Barry Dorn of Dorn’s Body and Paint to break down modern injection tools.

Hauboldt covers how to ensure the right oil amount is used after recovery or component replacement, and why hybrids and EVs demand special POE oils with strict expiration dates in less than four minutes.

Moisture contamination can be costly especially for electric compressors so knowing the right process matters. 

This video was filmed at the I-CAR training center in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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